In this video, Brittany Frederick talks about her first interview with Elmore Leonard and her time covering Justified as the series was being made. She discusses Dutch’s influence on the show, Graham Yost’s role in preserving that voice, and what distinguished Justified from other crime dramas, drawing on her direct experience interviewing the cast and creators during the show’s original run. She also talks about Justified City Primeval—which mashed Dutch’s novel into a TV adaptation built around Raylan.
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Brittany Frederick talks Justified
Meeting Elmore Leonard and seeing how the show kept his voice
Feb 05, 2026
The Gregg Sutter Files Podcast
Researcher to Elmore Leonard for 32.5 years, I’m sharing exclusive material, insights, and corrections during his Centennial—plus a memoir-in-progress, I’d Kill to Have Your Job.
Researcher to Elmore Leonard for 32.5 years, I’m sharing exclusive material, insights, and corrections during his Centennial—plus a memoir-in-progress, I’d Kill to Have Your Job.Listen on
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